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Valley National Bank Building (Tucson, Arizona)

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304: 292: 29: 489: 687: 260:, held in Chicago. This exposition showcased many eclectic revival styles with an eye for historical accuracy, including the Italian Renaissance Revival style of this building. Further adding to this influence are the interior decorations and murals, such as a floral motif in the bank branch which depicted America as the "New Eden", small murals on the ceiling of the lobby depicting manifest destiny painted by 589: 267:
The building is faced with brick and cream terra cotta on its north and west sides. The top tier is capped by a classic cornice and an Italianate hatched overhang painted brown. The roof overhang includes sections featuring a black-and-red geometric motif inspired by Southwest Native American design.
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The building's facade extends 127 feet along Stone Avenue and 65 feet along Congress Street in downtown Tucson. The building has 10 stories, consisting of a three-part vertical block with basement; the high first story banking offices include a mezzanine and offices above. Fireproof steel frame and
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In 1928 Consolidated National set out to build Tucson's first skyscraper, which opened in 1929 for the then-staggering cost of $ 1 million. It opened with 3,000 safety deposit boxes, a testament to the expense of the building and the increasing wealth of Tucsonans. In 1935, Phoenix-based The Valley
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The mezzanine floor, which has always belonged to the bank, includes three rooms. One was the director's office for T. N. McCauly, with walls of polished Bataan mahogany. Another room was originally designed to cater to women, with wicker furnishings; it still maintains two original crystal
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The bank lobby itself includes walls originally painted a grey-green color. The ceiling on the bank level is coffered, with beams carved in a floral motif. A geometric neoclassical motif adorns the ceiling murals and beams, colored in red, rose, green, blue and solid gold leaf.
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One building abuts the Valley National Bank Building. A three-story structure was erected in 1912, which became an annex upon its 1953 renovation and received further changes in 1960. The annex features concrete panels and terrazzo tile.
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In March 1901, the Consolidated National Bank of Tucson acquired the bank site and properties adjoining on both sides from General Levi Howard Manning. The pre-existing bank, designed by
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The Valley National Bank Building's design is considered a very late example of influences from the
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Bank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
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The building was the setting for some scenes of the 1956 film
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Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (July 24, 2003).
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poured concrete megaliths form the structure's exterior.
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National Register of Historic Places in Tucson, Arizona
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Bank and Trust bought Consolidated National to form
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Tucson, Arizona
Coordinates
32°13′18″N 110°58′16″W / 32.22169°N 110.97104°W / 32.22169; -110.97104
Percy A. Eisen
Albert R. Walker
skyscraper
Tucson, Arizona
Percy A. Eisen
Albert R. Walker
National Register of Historic Places
Henry Trost
Valley National Bank of Arizona
A Kiss Before Dying
Bank One
Chase
1893 Columbian Exposition
Anthony Heinsbergen
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